Tag: Enterprise
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Logos Space Targets Enterprise Networks with Secure LEO Constellation
How is Logos Space differentiating its LEO constellation for enterprise customers? Logos Space has secured FCC authorization for a satellite constellation specifically designed for private, secure enterprise networks, positioning itself in a distinct market segment away from consumer-focused megaconstellations like Starlink. The company’s engineering VP outlined how their LEO architecture prioritizes security and dedicated bandwidth…
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With Blue Origin passengers set, suborbital tourism arrives after decades of work
After years of development, suborbital space tourism looks ready to lift off after Virgin Galactic successfully launched its first fully-crewed suborbital mission to space on July 11 following several prior crewed suborbital tests. The Unity 22 mission came just days before Blue Origin is scheduled to make its first passenger suborbital mission no earlier than Tuesday,…
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With Blue Origin passengers set, suborbital tourism arrives after decades of work
After years of development, suborbital space tourism looks ready to lift off after Virgin Galactic successfully launched its first fully-crewed suborbital mission to space on July 11 following several prior crewed suborbital tests. The Unity 22 mission came just days before Blue Origin is scheduled to make its first passenger suborbital mission no earlier than Tuesday,…
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Enterprise taken on one final voyage to her NYC resting place
The shuttle orbiter that never flew in space, yet provided the pathfinder operations to allow her more famous sisters to conduct 30 years of space flight, began a barge journey to her retirement home on Sunday. Taking in the sights of New York City’s waterways, Enterprise is heading to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space…
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Space Shuttle Enterprise – The Orbiter that started it all
For 30 years, the Space Shuttle orbiters Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour wowed millions with their thunderous climbs to orbit, their graceful orbital dances with satellites, Hubble, MIR, and the International Space Station, and their tell-tale twin sonic booms that announced their landings back on Earth – landings that would not have been as…
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Enterprise provides template for orbiter fleet retirement
As the retired Shuttle fleet continue their Transition and Retirement (T&R) processing, efforts are being focused on Northern Virginia, as preparations are made on shuttle Enterprise for her final flight to the Intrepid Air and Space Museum. The move to New York will allow Discovery to take Enterprise’s place at the Smithsonian. T&R Status: Enterprise…
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Structural Inspections Find Enterprise in Better Than Expected Condition
As the Space Shuttle Program prepares to enter its final phase next year, with Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour all decommissioned and prepared for display at various museums around the United States, preparations for a ferry flight of NASA’s first orbiter, OV-101 Enterprise, from her current home at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in…